Bruno Joseph Chérier (10 August 1817 – 24 October 1880) was a French decorative painter. Born in

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...

, he studied under

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (; 11 May 1827 – 12 October 1875) was a French sculptor and painter during the Second Empire under Napoleon III. Life Born in Valenciennes, Nord, son of a mason, his early studies were under François Rude. Carpe ...

, for whom he also modelled. He died in the

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Works

Lille

* Église Saint-Sauveur - Stations of the Cross * Église Saint-Martin d'Esquermes - paintings for the altar of the Virgin Mary * Église Notre-Dame-de-Fives - four canvases in the choir

Tourcoing Tourcoing (; ; ; ) is a city in northern France on the Belgian border. It is designated municipally as a commune within the department of Nord. Located to the north-northeast of Lille, adjacent to Roubaix, Tourcoing is the chef-lieu of two ca ...

* Église Saint-Christophe- altarpieces * Église Saint-Jacques - two stained glass windows

Other

* Notre-Dame des Anges -

Tourcoing Tourcoing (; ; ; ) is a city in northern France on the Belgian border. It is designated municipally as a commune within the department of Nord. Located to the north-northeast of Lille, adjacent to Roubaix, Tourcoing is the chef-lieu of two ca ...

- Stations of the Cross, stained class, ornamental paintings * Church (now demolished) -

Monchy-le-Preux Monchy-le-Preux () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France southeast of Arras. History During World War I ten Commonwealth soldiers, from Newfoundland territory while still independent from Canada ...

- stained glass and sculptures * Notre-Dame de Grâce - Loos - painting in the nave * Church -

Haussy Haussy () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is south of Valenciennes. History During World War I the Germans occupied Haussy. Their brutal treatment of the native French inhabitants is recorded by Private A S Bullock ...

- Stations of the Cross

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cherier, Bruno Artists from Valenciennes Painters from Hauts-de-France 19th-century French painters 1817 births 1880 deaths